coobybook Chapter 191 Choosing a Shop
Chapter 191 Choosing a Shop
Hengshui County is not a big county. Since many villages are close to the sea, there are many people selling seafood.
As soon as she entered the county town, Shen Yitian smelled a fishy and salty smell.
That's what happens when all kinds of seafood are piled together.
This smell is actually no different from the smell that can be smelled in Maoer Village, but Shen Yitian doesn't like this smell very much.
The carriage did not stop after entering the city, and it swayed all the way to a restaurant.
This restaurant was the first shop chosen by Ye Lingqiu. It was hidden in an alley.
The shop is very large and is divided into two floors. There is also a huge courtyard at the back. If it is modified, the lobby of the restaurant can even be expanded.
The only bad thing is that this place is a bit off the beaten path.
After walking around inside and sitting down to drink a cup of hot tea, Ye Lingqiu asked Shen Yitian to continue walking to see the next shop.
Shen Yitian was surprised that he was so straightforward. Then she looked at the boss's expression and saw that he didn't seem unhappy at all.
As she was leaving, she whispered, "Wouldn't the boss have any objections to you saying so bluntly that you were going to look at the next store?"
Ye Lingqiu shook his head: "These bosses all know each other. Even if I don't tell them, they know which ones we are looking at."
After all, this county town is really not big.
The second shop has a better location than the first one, but it is more than half the size.
This hotel also has two floors, but the second floor was originally used as a guest room. I heard that someone died in a guest room, so the owner didn't dare to continue running the hotel.
When Shen Yitian heard this reason, she raised her eyebrows and didn't quite believe it.
After looking at two shops, it was almost noon.
Although Shen Yitian ate a lot of snacks in the carriage, it didn't prevent her from feeling hungry at mealtime.
Ye Lingqiu chose the most famous restaurant in Hengshui County, and asked for a private room because there would be many people.
Hengshui County is close to the sea, so the dishes here are naturally based on things from the sea.
There was a table full of fish, shrimp, crabs and other things, but there was nothing new to see.
Maybe it was because everyone was tired of eating there. When Shen Yitian entered the restaurant just now, she found that the business of this restaurant was not that good.
While eating, the brothel owner who showed them the shops said that Hengshui County was actually a poor small county, and Shen Yitian understood.
There are not many rich people in the county town, and everyone's life is not easy. This place is remote, and few business people will come here. Without people coming in, business is naturally difficult.
No one wants to spend money to eat fish, shrimp and crabs in a restaurant when they can eat them every day.
There was nothing new about the fish, shrimp and crabs. It wasn't that Shen Yitian was picky, as the chef in this restaurant was quite skilled. However, Shen Yitian was used to the food cooked by Ye Lingqiu, and had eaten all kinds of delicious dishes before she traveled through the book, so she felt that this restaurant wasn't very good.
After a quick meal, I came out of the restaurant and saw that the shop I wanted to see was not far from here.
As soon as she entered, Shen Yitian was choked by the dust inside.
This huge restaurant looked like it hadn't been cleaned for a long time. It was covered in dust as soon as you entered.
Shengsheng quickly took out a clean handkerchief to cover her mouth and nose, and did not forget to use her sleeves to block the dust.
"It's only been a few days since I last came here, why is there so much dust?" Ye Lingqiu frowned and asked in dissatisfaction.
The dentist rubbed his head and chuckled, "I think I know what's going on."
Shen Yitian asked, "What's going on? Isn't it just that it hasn't been cleaned for a long time, so there's a lot of dust?"
Ye Lingqiu said, "No, when I came here that day, it was quite clean."
It was quite clean when I came here that day. It's only been a few days, there shouldn't be such thick dust.
Shen Yitian also seemed to sense that something was wrong.
"I heard that Mr. Fang's relatives also have their eyes on this shop, but the boss hasn't agreed." The broker who brought them here whispered.
Ye Lingqiu and Shen Yitian were not stupid, so there was nothing they didn't understand after hearing this.
I think someone took a fancy to this shop and wanted to rent it, but failed, so he thought of finding other means.
"Is this shop nice? Take us around to have a look." For some reason, Shen Yitian became more interested in this shop.
The location of this hotel is already good. When I came in, I saw that the lobby is not small and there are other people here.
Doesn't that indirectly indicate that this shop is quite popular?
"Okay, this shop was also a restaurant before. But the owner is a foreigner. He missed his hometown when he got old, so he went back to his hometown with his waiters and cooks. He said that he wanted to open a restaurant as big as this one when he got home." The broker introduced it cheerfully and took them to see the private rooms upstairs.
This is different from the previous restaurant whose second floor was used as a guest room. You can only eat there, not stay there.
It is precisely because of this that it has so many private rooms.
Moreover, this restaurant is not just a single building, it is actually made up of several houses spliced together.
There is one building horizontally and two buildings vertically, and further ahead is a huge lobby.
If business is good, this lobby can accommodate about a hundred people.
Looking at this shop and thinking about the business of the restaurant where they had dined before, Shen Yitian couldn't help but feel a little suspicious.
Is this small county town really that prosperous? Does it need such a large lobby to accommodate the guests?
"Miss, you might not know that this restaurant used to have different ways of receiving guests. For example, outsiders or those who just wanted to have a meal could sit in the lobby. Only those who could afford to pay and ordered dishes worth three taels of silver would be sent to the private rooms by the owner. These private rooms had their own rules, too. For example, certain rooms were more expensive and required reservations or regular patrons to sit in them. The other rooms could be occupied by paying..."
The broker tried his best to explain the ins and outs of this to Shen Yitian, but he himself didn't understand much about it, so his introduction was only half-hearted.
However, this introduction also helped Shen Yitian a lot.
"Also, Miss, don't underestimate Hengshui County. When people come to collect seafood, our Hengshui County is also very lively." The broker said again.
Speaking of people from other places coming to collect seafood, it is also a grand event in Hengshui County.
"How lively is it?" Shen Yitian asked excitedly.
"Well, let's put it this way. If it's a busy year, your restaurant won't be able to accommodate everyone. Everyone has to queue up to eat."
Shen Yitian had never seen such a grand occasion.
But according to the business method that the broker just described, she really wanted to meet the former owner.
A few people walked around the restaurant again and then went to the next one.
Hengshui County wasn't very big, and Ye Lingqiu looked at five shops in total. One was too small and in a poor location, so he simply refused.
The remaining four are all okay. We are just waiting for Shen Yitian to come and look at each one and then make the final decision.
Maybe the third store was too big, so I wasn’t that surprised when I went to the fourth store.
It's average, and the location is good, but if Shen Yitian wants to buy it, she feels that the layout and arrangement inside need to be changed a lot.
Looking at it this way, the shop that someone has taken a fancy to is the most suitable.
However, the man started to throw dust into it before he could take it down, so it would be difficult to take it down again.